A translation of President Ikeda's "To My Friends"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.
Friday, Jan 31st, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
We cannot hold our environment responsible for what our situation is.
It's the change from within that's important.
It's winning over our selves that's important.
By having faith in the fact that we can indeed do our human revolution
let's muster up the courage to shatter those walls that are holding us back!
Friday, Jan 31st, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"(There is no true happiness for human beings other than chanting
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo ...) Suffer what there is to suffer, enjoy what
there is to enjoy. Regard both suffering and joy as facts of life, and
continue chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, no matter what happens. (How
could this be anything other than the boundless joy of the Law?")
(Happiness in This World - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1,
page 681)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, Jan 31st, 2014
Saturday, Feb 1st, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"I'd like to take this occasion to reaffirm with you the profound significance of the 'lion's roar,' which is the essence of Nichiren Buddhism. The Daishonin declares:
"'Each of you should summon up the courage of a lion king and never succumb to threats from anyone. The lion king fears no other beast, nor do its cubs. Slanderers are like barking foxes, but Nichiren's followers are like roaring lions.' (WND-1, 997)
"We, the mentors and disciples of Soka, are truly 'Nichiren's followers.' For we alone have experienced and fought against unparalleled slander and abuse, hatred and jealousy, as well as onslaughts by the three obstacles and four devils and the three powerful enemies—all of which the Lotus Sutra predicts will befall its practitioners in this evil age of the Latter Day of the Law.
"Why have we been able to triumph so boldly and dauntlessly over all? Because, just as the Daishonin says, we have 'summoned up the courage of a lion king' and forged ahead as 'roaring lions.' This path leading to the victory of truth and justice will never change."
SGI Newsletter No. 8922, Forever Protect the Main Bastion of the Victory of Mentor and Disciple!, from 30th Nov., 2013, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun translated 29th Jan. 2014
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
web-site address at http://www.seikyoonline.jp/news/index.html
--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
KANKYO DEWA NAI.
JIBUN GA KAWARU KOTO DA.
JIBUN NI UCHIKATSU KOTO DA.
NINGENKAKUMEI NO SHINJIN DE
YUKAN NI KABE O YABURE!
- KYO NO GOSHO --
"(ISSAI SHUJO NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO TONAURU HOKANO YURAKU NAKINARI ...)
KU OBA KUTO SATORI RAKU OBA RAKU TO HIRAKI KURAKU TOMONI OMOI AWASETE
NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO UCHITONAE ISASE TAMAE (KORE ANI JIJUHORAKU NI
ARAZUYA)"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1143)
Friday, Jan 31st, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
We cannot hold our environment responsible for what our situation is.
It's the change from within that's important.
It's winning over our selves that's important.
By having faith in the fact that we can indeed do our human revolution
let's muster up the courage to shatter those walls that are holding us back!
Friday, Jan 31st, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"(There is no true happiness for human beings other than chanting
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo ...) Suffer what there is to suffer, enjoy what
there is to enjoy. Regard both suffering and joy as facts of life, and
continue chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, no matter what happens. (How
could this be anything other than the boundless joy of the Law?")
(Happiness in This World - The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1,
page 681)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, Jan 31st, 2014
Saturday, Feb 1st, 2014
—— DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT ----
"I'd like to take this occasion to reaffirm with you the profound significance of the 'lion's roar,' which is the essence of Nichiren Buddhism. The Daishonin declares:
"'Each of you should summon up the courage of a lion king and never succumb to threats from anyone. The lion king fears no other beast, nor do its cubs. Slanderers are like barking foxes, but Nichiren's followers are like roaring lions.' (WND-1, 997)
"We, the mentors and disciples of Soka, are truly 'Nichiren's followers.' For we alone have experienced and fought against unparalleled slander and abuse, hatred and jealousy, as well as onslaughts by the three obstacles and four devils and the three powerful enemies—all of which the Lotus Sutra predicts will befall its practitioners in this evil age of the Latter Day of the Law.
"Why have we been able to triumph so boldly and dauntlessly over all? Because, just as the Daishonin says, we have 'summoned up the courage of a lion king' and forged ahead as 'roaring lions.' This path leading to the victory of truth and justice will never change."
SGI Newsletter No. 8922, Forever Protect the Main Bastion of the Victory of Mentor and Disciple!, from 30th Nov., 2013, issue of the Seikyo Shimbun translated 29th Jan. 2014
* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
web-site address at http://www.seikyoonline.jp/news/index.html
--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
KANKYO DEWA NAI.
JIBUN GA KAWARU KOTO DA.
JIBUN NI UCHIKATSU KOTO DA.
NINGENKAKUMEI NO SHINJIN DE
YUKAN NI KABE O YABURE!
- KYO NO GOSHO --
"(ISSAI SHUJO NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO TONAURU HOKANO YURAKU NAKINARI ...)
KU OBA KUTO SATORI RAKU OBA RAKU TO HIRAKI KURAKU TOMONI OMOI AWASETE
NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO TO UCHITONAE ISASE TAMAE (KORE ANI JIJUHORAKU NI
ARAZUYA)"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1143)
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http://www.sgi-uk.org/buddhism/practise
Check out the following address if you are looking for an important gosho quote
http://www.nichirenlibrary.org
And for the children there's a wonderful new web-site
http://treasures-of-heart.com/
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